06-22-2009, 12:22 AM
they would have used some cavalry for scouting or cattle raiding but they are unlikely to have been shock cavalry like cataphracts.Dark age kingdoms simply did n't have the resources.
Bows?i don't think so -britain has far too wet a climate.
cataphracts had mixed luck against germanic tribes as history shows.
The majority of warriors would be spearmen or conscripted farmers.
how big is our biggest native breed of horse?
Bear in mind during the dark ages there may have been britons and saxons on both sides of many battles.
The idea of country or nationality is a modern one.
Bows?i don't think so -britain has far too wet a climate.
cataphracts had mixed luck against germanic tribes as history shows.
The majority of warriors would be spearmen or conscripted farmers.
how big is our biggest native breed of horse?
Bear in mind during the dark ages there may have been britons and saxons on both sides of many battles.
The idea of country or nationality is a modern one.
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